Crosby Heights Public School is a public elementary school located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. Built in 1958 as Crosby Heights Public School, the school was Richmond Hill's fifth school. It is located on 190 Neal Drive, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada (Postal Code: L4C 3K8). Before 2005, its postal address was 305 Crosby Avenue and its postal code was L4C 2R5 but the physical location is the same. It is part of the York Region District School Board and is currently one of the two Ontario Gifted Program Schools in the Richmond Hill-Oak Ridges area.
As of 2009-2010, Crosby has 41 teachers and approximately 800 students from Grades JK-8.
Crosby Heights is a feeder school of Richmond Hill High School, Alexander Mackenzie High School, and Bayview Secondary School.
Just recently, in May 2009, Crosby Heights celebrated its 50th anniversary.
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